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189 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 9:49 AM
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Quick question: What exact kind of cable should I buy in order to connect my i-Pod to the Auxiliary port inside the front console? Where should I get it (Apple? Mazda? Radio Shack?). Also, with such cable, is the i-Pod screen going to be displayed on the Navigation/Audio screen? How about a video i-Pod? How does this exactly work? Thanks!
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Replying to: caliche67 (Jan 29, 2008 8:11 pm)
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Replying to: imamg (Jan 30, 2008 9:40 am) |
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I purchased a Sirius Radio (not the Mazda unit) for my car and have it connected directly to the AUX input inside the console. I get a high pitched noise and can also hear the 'whine' of the engine as the rpms change. I borrowed my nephews iPod and hooked it up to the same AUX port, but I still get the same noise. That pretty much eliminates the device as the cause. I doubt it's the cable, but I used the same one for the Sirius radio and the iPod, so I supposed it's a possibility. I talked to a tech at Circuit City and he said it sounded like a 'ground loop' - the ground for the radio and the AUX port are not the same. I changed power points for the radio but it didn't change - but then I remembered the iPod did the same thing - and that was using it's own battery power. I'll probably make an appointment sometime next week to have Mazda look at it, but I was wondering if anyone else had experienced the same condition when using the AUX port in their CX9??
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Replying to: pulleydog (Feb 02, 2008 2:00 pm) Not sure why a ground loop insulator is not built-in...
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Replying to: nxs138 (Feb 02, 2008 2:59 pm) |
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Replying to: imamg (Feb 04, 2008 12:07 pm) I don't think Mazda did such a bang-up job with its choice of stereo for the CX-9...you need all sorts of adapters if you have Sirius and need to run the ipod...it's ridiculous.
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Replying to: nxs138 (Feb 04, 2008 6:21 pm)
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Replying to: mdhutton (Feb 04, 2008 7:32 pm) 1. You need an adapter (switching box) to run the iPod if you have Sirius. 2. You need the switching box (1 adapter) + ipod integration module (another adapter) if you want to see you iPod list tracks on the radio and still have use of the auxiliary port. This could all be built-in at the factory if they had their act together, instead of making me go back to the dealer so he can rip apart my trim (and hopefully not damage anything). And by the way, some dealers around here don't know about the switching box and didn't realize the iPod wouldn't work until I plugged mine in for them and showed them. |
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Replying to: nxs138 (Feb 04, 2008 6:21 pm) |
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